MICROALGAE - COMPETITIVE NOW !! TIME TO ACT

High Value & Potential Products

The market size for algae based products is in many trillions of dollars as the number of products that can be produced from algae is virtually unlimited, due to the large variety of species whose composition can be influenced by changing the cultivation conditions. With only a few commercial algae-based products available, this resource is largely untapped, as explained by Oilgae at the link below.
http://www.oilgae.com/non_fuel_products/non_fuel_products_from_algae.html#sthash.TzqY99a6.dpuf

There are hundreds of companies, government entities and scientists actively working around the world to make biofuels and other products from algae. In the United States alone, there are more than 50 research institutions and over a 100 companies working on algae technologies across the value chain. These companies and institutions are working in all aspects of the algae product life-cycle from identifying and optimizing specific strains of algae, to developing growth systems and refining technologies, to farming large quantities of algae and producing fuel. See more at the below link:
http://allaboutalgae.com/faq-industry/#sthash.GNY39iSx.dpuf

There are a number of prominent venture capitalists, foundations, private equity firms and strategic partners (lately, large oil and energy companies) investing in the algae technologies. It is a huge market, and smart investors with a long-term view see the potential for algae-based energy solutions to drive significant returns on their investment. In the United States, several billion dollars has been invested by the federal government and private investors in the algae industry.

Edible oils – The King of edible oil – Oil Palm – is soon to be dethroned. Microalgae can produce a large number of different oils and now at a lower cost than oil palm with at least 20 times the productivity per hectare per year. Malaysia has to transition to microalgae, just as it transitioned from rubber to oil palm. “Nothing is constant except change” Algae, A Good Source of Edible Oil – Unilever See http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2009/04/algae-good-source-of-edible-oil.html

Ingredients – A large number of ingredients are available from microalgae. Take for example natural colours – all the primary colours, red, blue and yellow are best obtained from them. Some countries are banning synthetic food colours and many more are following that. If sourced from microalgae, we not only get any colour we want but they are very good for health.

Nutrients – All the essential amino acids, all the organic minerals, all the vitamins and all other such nutrients can be obtained in a clean and healthy form from microalgae.

Cosmetics – Most ingredients the cosmetics industry needs are best obtained in a clean form from microalgae.

Pharmaceuticals – The huge genetic resource of microalgae is the new frontier for pharmaceuticals. Items like omega-3 (Global consumer spending on omega-3 products will jump from $25.4 billion in 2011 to $34.7 billion in 2016, according to a new report from market research firm Packaged Facts.), beta carotene, Astaxanthin and many more are already being produced from microalgae.